Flange-lubricator.



T. P. BELLHOUSE.

FLANGE LUBBIGATOR.

APPLIUATION FILED DBO. 23, 190k,

Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

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TH-OIJAS F. BELLHG'UFSE, SJMCELAEQEFI'I'Q, GALIJOIEHIA, ASSIG'NOR- 0FONE-FOUEETH TO MICHAELFASSBENDEE UNEPOURTH TO L. S. lRATT, BOTH 0FSACRAMENTO,

CALIZEORN 1.6..

Application filed Xlecemlrer specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 468,915.

To all whom it may cmwc'rn Be it known that if, THQMAS BEL-I1 HOUSE, acitizen. oi the United Stat residing at Sacramento, in. the countySacramento, State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flange-Lubricators; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description. of the same such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it apper-- tains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to thecharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part or" thisapplication. 7 4

This invention relates to improvements in locomotives and particularlyto a means for lubricating the flanges of the drive wheels or othervehicle wheels to prevent the wearing of such flanges and of the railsagainst which such flanges bear, the object of the invention being toproduce an automatic lubricator for the purpose which will automatically discharge the lubricant upon the flange directly and will notpermit any of it to flow or splash upon the tread of the wheels which ofcourse would lessen their tractive power and thus cause the lubricat'orto do more harm than good.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensiveand easily operated device for the purpose.

These objects I accomplish by means of an oil cup, means for heatingsuch cup, a discharge pipe leading from said cup, a weighted sleeveslidablc on said pipe, a flexible hose on said sleeve and having its endbearing dircctiy age. t. the flange of the wheel such flexible ilC-afihaving metallic fiber formed in its end to avoid unnecessary wear byfriction. The flexible member is held in close contact with thefiange bythe weighted sleeve and its flexibility permits it to maintain suchclose contact without breaking or becoming unnecessarily worn.

' elevation of the lubricator. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the oilcup. Fig. 4: is a frag men tary view of the discharge pipe showing meweighted sleeve and flexible hose in setion. ig. 5 is s top plan view ofthe sup" porting bracket for the lubricator. Fig. 6 1s a top plan viewof the lubricator showing its onnection with the flange.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings 1 designates one of the drive wheels of a locomotive and 2 theflange thereof. 1

3 is the guide yoke for the driving rods of the engine and on this issecured a bracket 4- to which bracket is bolted the discharge pipe 5from an oil on 6.

On the pipe 5 is a slidable s eeve 7 having. a weight 8 at its upper endand on its lower end is secured a flexible hose 9 which hose bearsdirectly and snugly against the flange 2 and is held in such direct andsnug connection by the weight 8 influenced by grav-- ity and thus nomatter how much the member 9 wears it is maintained in its position ofthe oil from the cup 6 only upon the flange 2 and does not allow the oilto flow or splash on the tread of the wheel. The flexibility of themember 9 also aids in this function since it gives way before any un- .arigid member.

To prevent undue wear of the member 9, metal fibers 10 such as nails orwires are woven or inserted into its lower end which of course resiststhe friction to a greater extent than would the flexible member alone.

To keep the lubricant in the cup 6 Warm so that it will flow freely Iprovide a steam jacket 11 around such cup 6, such jacket being suppliedwith steam through a pipe 12 connecting with any suitable steam supplyon the engine. From the jacket 11 a discharge pipe 13 discharges on thepipe 5 so that the hot water discharging therefrom also keeps the pipe 5warm to keep the oil from freezing or stopping the flow in such pipe 5.The flow of the oil can be regulated by a valve 1 From the foregoingdescription it will. be readily seen that I have produced such a flangelubricator as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention. as setforth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and. preferredconstructien Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

against the flange thus permitting the flow' due friction which wouldwear or displace.

mom such detail may be resorted to Tc-rm a departure from the spirit.ntion. thus described my invention "What new and 11 n} and desire tosei esters Ps nf W hib torcomprising an oil can a disonarge pipe 5he-eon a sleeve slid-- said dis .harge pipe a flexible memsaid sieev and ametallis member in said iexihie. mem'bes, as de flange lu osicstoz'comprising an oil discha pipe therefrom, a steam jacket surrounding saidoil cup and a discharge pipe said steam jacket diseharging npon theouter surface of said discharge pipe.

3. '5; flange inbneator oomprlslng in com-.

messes hination an oil cup, a discharge pipe therefrom, a telescopicmember disposed on said discharge pipe, a steam jacket, disposed aroundsaid oil cup, and a discharge pipe from said steam jacket upon saiddischarge member.

4, In a lubricator the combination with a flanged Wheel of a tubularpart, a loose member carried by said tubular part, a

fiexihie hose carried on the end of said loose member and resiing on thepart of the Wheel to be lubricated and means admitting oil into saidtubular part and thence into said hose.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature in presence 0 two Witnesses.

THOMAS F. BELLHOUSE. /'itnesses:

JOSHUA B. WEBSTER, FRANK H. CARTER.

